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It's a story that, by now, is tragically familiar: an American hostage, alone with his captor in the desert, executed on camera by militants of the…

Charlie Sennott drops by to discuss ISIS' execution of a US Aid worker, gives us a G-20 debrief, and previews GroundTruth's investigative reporting on how…

Need a refresher course on world history? We've got you covered. Or rather, the folks of "The Folklorist"—a New England Emmy-winning history show on…

The sleepy town of Westminster, Massachusetts made waves this week when it proposed a ban on the sale of tobacco products, including cigarettes. That got…

Kelly Beatty, of Sky and Telescope joins us to marvel at the European Space Agency, and their space craft, Rosetta's ten year journey to land on a comet.…

Gas prices are finally under three dollars. Are you rejoicing or concerned?Brian McGrory chats about Baker's new cabinet, what makes a Globe headline, and…

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, October 19th, 2018.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, October 18th, 2018. Will former deputy DNC chair and Minnesota congressman Keith Ellison lose his bid for Minnesota attorney general due to allegations of dishonesty, infidelity and emotional abuse by an ex-girlfriend? We discuss with New York Times reporter Farah Stockman. If you missed last night's gubernatorial debate with incumbent Charlie Baker and his challenger Jay Gonzalez, we caught you up and got your take on Baker’s stance on U.S. Senate candidate Geoff Diehl, who Baker first waffled on and then said he would vote for in a post-debate media scrum. Then, don’t mess with Texas. Getting schooled on how to interact with police is now a high school graduation requirement for teens in the Lonestar state — former sheriff and Mass. Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral joins us for that and more on this week’s edition of Law and Order. Then, a break from the doom and gloom with a more uplifting topic — all about the transcendent powers of music with Mark Volpe, president and chief executive officer of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and BSO’s Artistic Administrator Tony Fogg. Then, it’s Harvard on trial. Former Secretary of Education Paul Reville joins us to talk about claims that the university’s admissions policies discriminate against Asian-American applicants. Boston Globe Columnist Alex Beam joins us for his famous explainer — and why he’s mad at millennials for “killing” American cheese.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, October 17th, 2018. We kicked things off ahead of tonight’s gubernatorial debate at 7 p.m. (here at WGBH on Channel 2 and online at wgbhnews.org) by asking you: what questions would you like Jim and Margery to ask candidates Charlie Baker and Jay Gonzales? At what point does ancestry equal ethnicity? By publicizing her DNA analysis is Sen. Elizabeth Warren heading down an ethical slippery slope? Medical ethicist Art Caplan joins us for that and more. If Trump clings to the arms deal and defends Saudi Arabia in the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, will the US ever regain credibility when it comes to human rights? Joining us for her take on this, the rising death toll from Hurricane Michael and other national security headlines is Juliette Kayyem. She’s on the faculty at Harvard’s Kennedy School, an analyst for CNN and CEO of ZEMCAR. A new NOVA documentary looks at the cutting-edge work of doctors and scientists as they explore how addiction affects the brain, and how we should address our opioid crisis. Nancy Koehn, Harvard Business School historian, chats with us about corporations encouraging their employees to vote — and democracy in a capitalist world And finally, naturalist Sy Montgomery discusses animals in custody decisions and homosexuality in the animal world

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, October 16th, 2018.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, October 15th, 2018. Jennifer Nassour, the former chairwoman of the Mass GOP, and Steve Kerrigan, the former CEO of the DNC, joined us to talk about the top local and national political headlines. The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott gave us the latest updates on missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Senator Elizabeth Warren released the results of a DNA test today that validates her claims of Native American ancestry. We opened the lines to hear if you are glad this question of her heritage can finally be put to bed. T.V. expert Bob Thompson called in to discuss the best and worst shows on T.V. Emmet Price and Irene Monroe joined us for another edition of All Revved Up. Poet Richard Blanco read some fall inspired poetry.